Models Bruce Hulse and Nathalie Gabrielli dated in the early 80's. Photographer Bruce Weber states "When I first started working with Grace Coddington, we discovered our shared love of Edward Weston’s photographs. We had both read Weston’s journals and spent hours discussing all the psychological feelings and conflict about women he expressed through his photography. We eventually decided to do a story inspired by Weston, and I suggested the model Bruce Hulse would be the perfect guy to play him—because he too has such a grand passion for women. At the time, Bruce was in love with a girl named Nathalie Gabrielli —and that’s how she and I first met." Bruce Hulse stated "'I met him in Barbados while on vacation with my girlfriend at the time, Nathalie. She had a job with him with Mademoiselle at the Crane Hotel."